FIRE FIGHTER 1 - OFM EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

FIRE FIGHTER 1 - OFM EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
WhenA2shouldA2youA2cleanA2yourA2BunkerA2Gear?A2-A2Ans--
ImmediatleyA2followingA2anA2Incident

WhatA2isA2HypoxiaA2-A2Ans--
DeficiencyA2inA2theA2amountA2ofA2oxygenA2reachingA2theA2tissuesA2(LackA2ofA2Oxygen)

NFPAA2andA2OSHAA2considerA2anA2Oxygen-
DeficientA2AtmosphereA2asA2whatA2levelA2ofA2Oxygen?A2-A2Ans--19.5%A2OxygenA2orA2less

InhalingA2heatedA2gasesA2canA2causeA2what?A2-A2Ans--
AA2PulmonaryA2EdemaA2whichA2canA2causeA2Asphyxiation

Open-CircuitA2SCBA'sA2use...?A2-A2Ans--CompressedA2Air

Closed-CircuitA2SCBA'sA2use...?A2-A2Ans--CompressedA2Oxygen

PersonA2responsibleA2forA2allA2OperationsA2withinA2theA2FireA2DepartmentA2-A2Ans--
FireA2Chief

AnotherA2termA2forA2UpwindA2-A2Ans--Windward

AnotherA2termA2forA2downwindA2-A2Ans--Leeward

StandardA2forA2FirefighterA2ProfessionalA2Qualification?A2(NFPAA2________)A2-A2Ans--
NFPAA21001

StandardA2onA2FireA2DepartmentA2OccupationalA2SafetyA2andA2HealthA2Program?
A2(NFPAA2________)A2-A2Ans--NFPAA21500


UsedA2toA2combineA2twoA2orA2moreA2hoselinesA2intoA2one?A2-A2Ans--SiameseA2Appliance

IfA2aA2ropeA2hasA2beenA2contaminatedA2orA2soiled,A2whatA2shouldA2youA2do?A2-A2Ans--
UseA2aA2stiffA2bristledA2brushA2toA2removeA2surfaceA2debrisA2andA2grime.

WhenA2dryingA2rope,A2firefightersA2shouldA2avoid:A2-A2Ans--
DryingA2ropeA2inA2theA2directA2sunlight,A2nearA2anyA2heatA2source,A2orA2nearA2aA2heatedA2
dryer.

ThreeA2methodsA2toA2washingA2SyntheticA2FiberA2rope:A2-A2Ans--
WasingA2byA2hand.A2Rope-WashingA2device.A2WashingA2Machine.

,WhatA2notA2toA2useA2whenA2washingA2naturalA2fiberA2ropes.A2-A2Ans--Water

TheA2______A2isA2responsibleA2forA2establishingA2theA2mannerA2inA2whichA2theA2fireA2servi
ceA2isA2organizedA2relatingA2toA2theA2typeA2ofA2department,A2numberA2ofA2facilitiesA2andA2t
heirA2locations,A2typeA2andA2numberA2ofA2apparatus,A2numberA2ofA2personnelA2andA2more
.A2-A2Ans--AHJA2(AuthorityA2HavingA2Jurisdiction)

WhatA2isA2theA2leadingA2causeA2forA2FirefighterA2DeathsA2-A2Ans--
CardiovascularA2Disease

WhatA2isA2aA2CarcinogenA2-A2Ans--CancerA2causingA2agent

WhatA2isA2theA2mostA2commonA2organizationalA2structure?A2-A2Ans--Scalar

WhatA2isA2aA2mixedA2volunteerA2andA2careerA2stationA2calledA2-A2Ans--
CombinationA2orA2Composite

WhatA2isA2aA2prodecureA2-A2Ans--
DetailedA2writtenA2plansA2thatA2listA2specificA2stepsA2forA2approachingA2aA2reccuringA2prob
lem

WhatA2isA2aA2policyA2-A2Ans--
AA2policyA2isA2aA2guideA2toA2decisionA2makingA2withinA2anA2organization

IDLHA2acronymA2-A2Ans--ImmediatelyA2DangerousA2toA2LifeA2andA2Health

FireA2DepartmentsA2shouldA2provideA2allA2personellA2withA2atA2leastA2___A2fullA2setsA2ofA2
PPEA2andA2appropriateA2protectiveA2equipmentA2-A2Ans--1

HowA2doA2youA2dismountA2anA2ApparatusA2-A2Ans--
BackA2outA2ofA2theA2cabA2usingA2handA2holdsA2andA2steps

WhatA2areA2theA2threeA2safetyA2zonesA2atA2anA2incidentA2-A2Ans--Hot,A2Warm,A2Cold

WhatA2isA2theA2HotA2zoneA2-A2Ans--
PersonellA2areA2workingA2directlyA2toA2resolveA2theA2problemA2atA2theA2scene

WhatA2isA2theA2WarmA2zoneA2-A2Ans--
WarmA2zoneA2personellA2directlyA2supportA2personellA2inA2theA2HotA2zone

WhatA2isA2theA2ColdA2zoneA2-A2Ans--
TheA2ColdA2zoneA2isA2justA2outsideA2ofA2theA2warmA2zone.A2ThisA2zoneA2mayA2includeA2th
eA2IncidentA2CommandA2PostA2(ICP),A2asA2wellA2theA2RapidA2InterventionA2CrewA2(RIC)A2
asA2wellA2PortableA2Equipment.

, TwoA2typesA2ofA2personellA2acountabilityA2systemsA2-A2Ans--
SCBAA2tagA2systemA2andA2ComputerA2basedA2electronicA2system

WhatA2isA2theA2ChainA2ofA2CommandA2-A2Ans--
TheA2highestA2levelA2rankingA2memberA2ofA2theA2FireA2DepartmentA2toA2theA2lowestA2level
.A2(FireA2ChiefA2downA2toA2Firefighter)

WhatA2isA2UnityA2ofA2CommandA2-A2Ans--
EachA2employeeA2reportsA2directlyA2toA2oneA2supervisorA2movingA2upA2theA2chainA2ofA2co
mmend.

WhatA2isA2SpanA2ofA2ControlA2-A2Ans--
TheA2maximumA2numberA2ofA2subordinatesA2ofA2functionsA2thatA2anyA2oneA2supervisorA2c
anA2control.A2(optimalA2controlA2spanA2numberA2isA25A2employees/subordinates)

WhatA2isA2DisciplineA2-A2Ans--
DisciplineA2isA2regulatedA2throughA2rules,A2regulationsA2andA2policies.A2ItA2refersA2toA2anA2
organizationsA2responsbilityA2toA2provideA2leadershipA2andA2anA2individualsA2responsibilty
A2toA2followA2orders.


WhatA2isA2DivisionA2ofA2labourA2-A2Ans--
TheA2processA2ofA2dividingA2largeA2jobsA2intoA2smallerA2jobsA2toA2makeA2themA2moreA2ma
nageable.

WhatA2isA2theA2basicA2unitA2ofA2FirefightingA2operations?A2-A2Ans--AA2Company

DutiesA2ofA2LineA2PersonnelA2-A2Ans--DeliverA2EmergencyA2servicesA2toA2theA2Public

DutiesA2ofA2StaffA2PersonnelA2-A2Ans--
ProvideA2administrativeA2andA2logisticalA2supportA2forA2lineA2personnel,A2inA2areasA2suchA
2asA2finance,A2maintenanceA2andA2training.


AA2FiirefighterA21A2canA2assumeA2orA2transferA2commandA2withinA2theA2IncidentA2Comma
ndA2SystemA2(ICS)A2TrueA2orA2FalseA2-A2Ans--False

HowA2isA2personellA2safetyA2maintainedA2duringA2trainingA2evolutions?A2-A2Ans--
UsingA2appropriateA2PPE.A2MaintainingA2situationalA2awareness.A2BeingA2healthyA2andA2i
nA2goodA2physicalA2condition.A2AdheringA2toA2allA2safetyA2regulations.A2MaintainingA2PPEA
2andA2trainingA2equipment.


WhatA2twoA2conceptsA2mustA2theA2IncidentA2ManagementA2SystemA2(IMS)A2orA2IncidentA2
CommandA2SystemA2(ICS)A2include?A2-A2Ans--
AA2riskA2managementA2plan,A2asA2wellA2aA2personellA2accountabilityA2system

ThreeA2thingsA2EmergencyA2OperationsA2mustA2include.A2-A2Ans--
RapidA2InterventionA2CrewA2(RIC).A2RehabilitationA2(Rehab).A2PosincidentA2analysis.